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    Decorating the Front Porch : On a Budget

    October 27, 2014 by Ashley Mayes 11 Comments

     It's that time of the year where pumpkins, corn stalks and hay bales are everywhere. Our neighborhood is especially bountiful with fall decor. The natural landscape of the neighborhood is just beautiful, but people who live here really care about making their house homey. So, that usually entails beautiful holiday decorating. Not that we have to keep up with the Jones's (because common, we work on a budget here), but I felt disgusted with the lack of Fall cheer. Well, that combined with our four-year-old pointing out that he really liked the decorations in the other yards (raising him right, ya'll). So, I started looking around the house and came up with a few easy things that made our front porch season appropriate. The best part about it is that the total cost was FREE. Seriously, anyone can do these things and I think you will see that Fall decor doesn't have to break the bank to be pretty. Not that I would be complaining about it if I had the extra mulah to spend on lots of pumpkins and extras.

    Back in the Summer, our front porch looked like this:

    Front Porch with bunting and DIY wreath and rug

    It was cute and perfect for the Summer, but it didn't fit for Fall at all. The agave plants had to be taken inside due to the weather and the swag fabric bunting was looking a bit worse for wear. The himmeli wreath held up perfectly though and I thought it would transition well for Fall/Winter with just a little help.

    I had some scrap fabric laying around and I just wove it in and around the inside triangle pieces of the wreath.Cozy up your HImmeli wreath

    I decided to make another one so that I would have two to hang on the front doors.

    Cozied Up Himmeli Wreaths on Front Doors DIY

    A quick trip to the park yielded a whole crate of pinecones. I had thought to do something else with them, but in the end I just really liked them in the crate.

    Collected Pinecones for DIY Fall Decor

    A very casual Fall-ish blanket laid over the bench created a warm vibe; as did the recovered pillow.

    DIY Fall Decor on the Cheap

    Fall Porch Decor by Bigger Than The Three OF US

    Above the bench needed some love and a DIY Arrowhead was just the ticket. The funny thing about the arrowhead is that I've been on Luke for the last two years' about making something Chiefs (in a non-tacky way... well if you can do it in a non-tacky way. lol) He has been dead against it. So, I've been texting him pictures of 6ft flags that I've been threatening to buy and put in our yard. Anyways, I'm not sure what gave... but I have my arrowhead now. =)

    DIY Arrowhead By Bigger Than The Three Of Us

    Front Porch Himmeli Wreaths for Fall by Bigger Than The Three OF Us

    The pumpkin hanging and the red crate were both things that were on hand.

    Decorating your Front Porch for Fall

    Front Porch Fall Decor Decorating

    The rug was a DIY from last year (which I still love).

    Seriously, for $0 out of pocket I'm so happy with our little front porch. It sparked more and more ideas for Christmas and I almost can't wait to bust out some of that decor.

    I hope you enjoyed our front porch tour and I hope you came away with some Front Porch Ideas that you can do!

    Decorating for Fall On a Budget by Bigger than the three of us

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    1. Julia@Cuckoo4Design

      October 27, 2014 at 6:09 am

      I love all the plaid! And those wreaths are fabulous

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      • Ashley Mayes

        October 28, 2014 at 2:26 pm

        Thanks Julia. The wreaths are courtesy of Vintage Revivals...she's so amazing!

        Reply
    2. Amy @ Homey Oh My!

      October 27, 2014 at 7:18 pm

      Ah yes, love the plaid touches, and so clever with the pieces in the wreaths!

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      • Ashley Mayes

        October 28, 2014 at 2:26 pm

        Thanks Amy!

        Reply
    3. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures

      October 28, 2014 at 8:06 am

      Ashley, I love what you've done and agree with Amy and Julia about the plaid! What a beautiful fall porch, I wanna hang out there for sure! Thanks for sharing this over at The Makers 🙂

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      • Ashley Mayes

        October 28, 2014 at 2:27 pm

        Thanks Katie! I'm planning to pull out more plaid for Christmas...apparently I'm a plaid hoarder? Who knows!

        Reply
    4. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters

      October 28, 2014 at 9:10 pm

      You did awesome momma! The wreaths look lovely and that yellow plaid pops but still looks oh so cozy...ya, don't freak out if you wake up with me curled up out there...kidding, kidding 😉 I'm going to have to check out this rug DIY! Looks awesome!

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      • Ashley Mayes

        October 30, 2014 at 6:42 am

        Thanks Kyla! The rug was pretty easy, but a bit time consuming. Definitely doable though and I would do it again.

        Reply
    5. Ariean @OneKriegerChick

      October 29, 2014 at 7:19 am

      Cute porch! I had to click through when I saw your KC Arrowhead! I'm a KC girl, although we live out of the city now. I'm not sure where you are located, but we should chat if you are local to KC.
      Have a great weekend and keep up all of the Awesome work on your home!
      ~Ariean

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      • Ashley Mayes

        October 30, 2014 at 6:43 am

        Thanks Ariean! We live in Springfield, MO (about 2.5 hrs away). I'm a huge Chiefs fan, so they end up popping up occasionally in the house stuff. Where are you living?

        Reply

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